ontario reptile expo

[refused]

hey guys im new to the forums here. I ahve really been gettin into reptiles lately and love them. im 14 and obsesed with them. Well i ahve a beardie and a cornsake(speaking of my cornskae one of my babie corns hatched recently and 6 mroe on the way in a couple months). well anyway the reptile expo is comin up in missisauga or however u spell it. the ontario reptile expo. well i was wondering if anyone on the forums here will be vendoring there and if so what are u selling and do u ahve any pics maybe. I migth be intersted in buying a gecko of some sort. I was wondering wich to get. i was thinking of a crested. but yes any info on the things i asked would be nice. plz and thx

[wadawas]

Be very, VERY careful at the expo. If you are new to herps & don't know all of the area breeders well, you could end up with some pretty shabby animals. Those in the field i trust have warned me that at least half of the vendors are shady: selling hatchlings that have not yet eaten, are not proven healthy, are wild caught, left-overs or so in-bred that the animal is not 'right'. After many go's, I've become rather disenchanted with the expo. There's never anything new & the prices are often not different than the store. It will be fun the first time, though. Just be careful to stick with reputable breeders.

[trippy]

i agree completly with wadawas, my last expo experience was less than great. i was hunting around for an argentine boa and couldnt find any around me, so when i new an expo was coming, i called vendors to find out if they had one and one vendor did. turns out, when i got him home, he had a RI and the worst attitude. he was the product of some serious inbreeding, and unfortunately, i had to bring him back because he was soo agressive, i mean snapping at the tank when you walk past him at five feet away. luckily they took him back and traded me a baby suriname. if you do go, just BE CAREFULL and make sure you know exactly what youre getting before you bring it home.

[little_dragon_]

Speaking for myself as a newbie to the Toronto Reptile Expo and the others with many years of experience there. You'll find mostly everyone is down to earth and care a lot about their reptiles! Don't be afraid to ask questions and for extra help if you are bringing home a new pet. But always do your research before hand! Makes things so much easier! You'll find a lot of killer cresteds there. Goodluck!

[refused]

what breeders should i look for (bad or good ones) and what should the crsty be like.(attitude size age gender and colour signs of disease) plz and thx for any info giiven. i hope to have tons of fun. and also whatg kind of things are at these expos

[clint545]

A good breeder IMO will take the time to answer any questions you might have regardless if you're planning on buying from them or not. They won't push a sale on you either!
I myself have yet to come from an expo with a negative experience or a sick animal, but it does happen.
As far as buying a Crested - gender - you'll be lucky to find any sexed, or if it is it'll more than likely be male. Usually the average age for Cresteds at shows are 2-5 months.
A healthly Crested will be alert and moving around, and shouldn't be overly skinny, but at that size they still look small!
Colour - the breeder will usually give you a fair idea of the colour(the price will too:)) But you must remember that they'll fire up more once you get them home and settled in.
Hope this helps a bit. There's lots of excellent breeders at the shows, just check out the expo website and even check out a few of the vendors websites beforehand! Good Luck!

[refused]

tried checkin come vendor sites there kina hard to find. what will the average prices. give me an idea what ishould be lookin for in coulours. and what prices for what colouration and what kind of patterns are there.

[clint545]

Rough estimate here. I've seen prices anywhere from 80 - 200

Tans and single colours being the low end while fires and harliquins being the higher end.
As far as colours you should be looking for look for one that appeals to you!!! Remember they'll be draber at day and will even get more colour to them as they get older!

[refused]

thx so far. now does anyone here breed and plan on goin to the show and be a vendor there. if so what are u sellin and do u ahve pics and prices?

[Tony Wood]

I was jsut cruising and saw where you might be interested in a argentine. I know for sure the sean at Pro Reptiles.com has some year old ones, you might try him. Also dont be to alarm at the responce of the argentenes they have the nature of hissing and puting up quite a bold front

[clint545]

Alot of excellent vendors are regulars on this site, little dragon being one of them. But as far as posting prices on the forums it's against the rules, unless they stick it in the classifelds.
Just keep an eye on the ads a week or so before the show, vendors tend to post sample pics of a few things they're bringing.

[refused]

the ads on this site?????

[clint545]

yup.

[refused]

where are they posted????? in a section of the forums.. if so wich section?

[peterm15]

ive had nothing but a good time at the expo... but i do tend to stay away from names i dont reconise,

check out geckoboy's website.. ( just do a member search and find the site) he has plenty of geckos and info on all of them.. hes a good guy to... helped me out when i got my banded gecko even though it wasnt from him.... so thoes are the "kind" of ppl you want to look for when buying a herp..

[damzookeeper]

You can find the classifieds on the front page to the left side. Canadian ads is what you want to check out. Cresteds would be found under lizards.
I wll be at the show but I don't have any cresties this year. My females are on loan and not doing as well as they did last year when I had my own male for some reason. :( I planed on keeping them all this year anyway. lol

I'd definately get in touch with little dragon if she will be there. She has some awesome breeders and they will have some killer offspring!

And remember if you are set on a crestie, do some research, have your cage set up before hand, and as soon as you get the little one home leave her be for a couple days without handling to let her settle in.

Cresties are my favorite arboreal gecko. :)


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[little_dragon_]

Yeah I hope she'll be there to..it would be nice to meet a girl like me without any facial hair.

If you want a really nice well started Crested go to Dragondrops table. I don't think anyone will argue with that, lol.
Robert Wong has nice ones to. If he'll be there. Betty has nice ones and Painted Dessert has nice ones and Mark from that reptile store has nice ones and so on and so on and Matt. But don't forget to say "Hi" to me.

[damzookeeper]

lol, Sorry, "David" just noticed the name under your avatar. lol, with a name like that I assumed.... Oh well, everyone assumes I'm a man, so I guess it's my turn. lol. Guess I never looked at your profile, or avatar before just the awesome calloges you did of all your girls and boys. :D


And yes, Linda and Hilde have some really sweet geckos and are great "Ladies" to deal with. I've got one of Hilde's girls. :)

Again sorry about that, but I'm sure we all get it from time to time. ;)

[damzookeeper]

oh, btw, just had to share this. I was once told by a newbie in a pm that he thought I was a guy because I knew so much about herps and sounded like a guy in my post!! Can you believe that. lol, must have a deep voice when I type. lol And I guess I know a lot about herps "for a girl". lol
Don't think I'll ever forget that one. :grumps:

[Painted Desert]

Ya know.... I said to my sister at the last show..... "It's just like a garage sale.....First you stay up half the night gathering stuff, then you get up early and drink lots of coffee. You've gone to the bank the day before for change. Then you stick little price tags on everything.... and when you're finally organized, you walk about to all of your breeder friends... and BUY THEIR STUFF!:D " Hehehe. Ain't it the truth.....

[Betty Miskie]

Garage sale? I guess that is why I enjoy the reptile shows so much!!! I think the good outweigh the bad and most of the tables at the reptile shows are "good". If buying a crestie I would make sure it is at least a couple months old especially if it is your first time to look after them. They are hardy little ones but I still frown on vendors selling them way too young, especially to the first timers.
Betty

[little_dragon_]

Betty are you going to bring any fires?

[Betty Miskie]

I got told we can't even discuss what we are bringing, not alone specifics................. so I guess I had best not answer.
Betty

[little_dragon_]

I don't understand, lol
oh well, Surprises are good